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• Settlement with Consolidated Workers Approved by Judge

  Christina Cole | December 28, 2006 11:07 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  On Thursday, a Wichita judge approved a settlement agreement in a class action suit brought upon by employees of Consolidated Manufacturing.Checks made out to the 98 employees involved in the suit should be sent before year end, said the employees' representative. "They have ten days, so theoretically they can issue them New Year's Eve," said Spahn.The suite alleges the company violated Federal...

• Deadlocked Jury in Olesky Malpractice Case

  Christina Cole | December 13, 2006 1:18 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  A Collier County jury was deadlocked today after 2.5 days of deliberation in a medical malpractice and wrongful death lawsuit. The lawsuit involves two local physicians and a physician assistant in the death of Ann Olesky, before her death in 2004.The jury of four women and two men were sent back into deliberations by the Judge. The defendants are Dr. Dennis Stapleton, a cardiothoracic surgeon...

• Two Die in Collision near Independence

  Christina Cole | December 13, 2006 1:07 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  On Monday, two Cherryvale residents were killed in a car-semi collision east of Independence in Montgomery County. Gerald Steffen, 75 and Jeanette Steffen 68, were dead at the scene of the 1 p.m. accident, reported the Kansas Highway patrol. The report said Gerald Steffen was driving a 1996 Nissan pickup truck east on US-160 highway when he failed to stop at a stop sign and drove into the path...

• Emerson Ceiling Fans Recalled

  Christina Cole | December 13, 2006 12:55 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Approximately 4,000 60-inch ceiling fans are being recalled by Emerson Electric Co. because the blades can potentially fall off. The brackets that hold the fan blades can break and cause the blades to detach. Falling pieces can hit and injure innocent bystanders.Emerson Electric Co. has received one report of a blade striking a consumer in the head. Additionally, the company is aware of six...

• Consolidated, Ex-employees, Agree to Terms in Class-Action Suit

  Christina Cole | December 12, 2006 12:47 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  98 people that were laid off and filed suit, will end with judge's approval of agreement. Former employees of Consolidated Manufacturing have come to a tentative settlement agreement with the company in conjunction with February's unexpected mass layoff. The agreement, still awaiting judge's approval, will end a class action lawsuit filed in June by 98 employees alleging the company violated...